The times dispatch. [volume], January 09, 1911, Image 10

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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GRASS AEROPLANE
LIKE FOUR-MASTER
-
Ralph Johnptone ami Moisant
Declared Richmond Boy's
Plan Was Feasible.
TO CARRY FIVE PASSENGERS
^ix Planes and Seven Propeller?
and Boat-Shaped Body on
New Machine.
The latest neroplane invented Is one
that lias been evolved front the mind of
J. Ed Ward Crass. Jr., twenty-one ycats
eld. of 2519 West Ciruce Street, who
v. ill soon put one on the market, with
six planes and seven propellers; the
supporting surface being 1.-100 square
feet, A working model has been uuilt,
and that the machine will fly has been
proved. It will be constructed to carry
livo passengers besides the navigator.
The body is shaped like u bout, Wp.li
the lines of a yacht, and contains the
engines and controlling gear and a car
fc* the passengers.
The planes are ranged so that three
are In front and three directly behind,
each plane being on a level with the
one behind, and all operating Inde?
pendently. Three of the propeller* are
In front, one before each plane; two
behind, and there Is one on each side,
nuking seven in all.
Cnn wise (tuleklr.
The two side propellers are cntl-i.y
r.cw and patentnble. They can he
worked In any direction, but are con?
structed mainly for the lifting power
they will afford when rising from the
ground, Hut they can be changed so
bs to give it forward, ti downward -u
an upward thrust. Though the mfc'lel I
is equipped with warping planes, an
invention patented by the Wright I
brothers, Mr. crass Intends to equip
the machine with ailerons also, so that
the aviator may use either in case of
emergency. All the machinery Is
operated on the universal joint and
With one control, though If the ailerons
are added It will ho necessary to add
also another loVer.
To the lay mind it would be -Cher
difficult to describe the new aeroplane;
but in nil outward appearances It re?
sembles nothing so much as it Iocs :i
combination of biplanes surmount ? ! by
a third plane, and. at a distance, it
looks much like a foUr-mustcd ship.
The aeroplane will be equipped with
three engine.-, each ol 100 horso-power.
TWO will be used together, and the
third will be depended on in cu'so of
emergency. Though there are utanv
parts. th? controlling gear is mhrk'Vl
by Its extreme simplicity, the g Igen :lc
man-made bird being under the con?
trol of the navigator by only one lever I
ami one steering wheel, all foot e!)i-'|
trols having been eliminated.
Centre of Gravity Svtlnkn,
The seven pr?i ellers uiny be used
together or separately, so that if one,
or even lliree or four, fall to work or
i re broken, the others will afford .snlll
c-Ichl momentum te? carry the aeroplane
to any point for a landing, where re?
pairs Cnn bo made. With the use of
the side propellers, rising fi.i the:
ground will be comparatively e-isy,
easier than with any other type of
machine now on the market. The
other propellers can he Shut off in !*>?
Mr, and the side blades used alone for:
descent. And in this new type the
passengers run move from place to
place without affecting the equilib?
rium, for the machine i'< so constructed
that Its centre of gravity will swing
with the aeroplane.
The machine must fly. rt remains
now only to perfect minor details, and
tit BOOH as one is Unlit from the model.
Mr. Crass will himself test tt some?
where m ar Richmond. Pinna are now
under way for the Incorporation of a
Stock coiupany to build I lie machines,
mid several thousand dollars have al?
ready been subscribed. Within the
next, few weeks the model constructed]
by the Inventor will be sent away to)
meiel hiilld'cS-s,'an.'t other tests will bei
applied. '?'
ticml \vln1nrN Sun lt.
Ralph Johnstone viewed the machine
when he was here, nlid th" great avia?
tor who lost his life In demonstrating
the new science pronounced it entirely
feasible. It was also described to John
R. Moisant, ami that optimistic llyer
pave ,thn same dictum. Thus encour?
aged, and with the knowledge that his
invention was bound In lly. whatever
else it did, tie- young inventor went
Ahead, and there remains now only to
raise, stiindent money for tin- construe- j
tlph of one large enough id carry a
passenger. Mr. Crass Is hopeful. Some
of the parts have been patented, ami
within a. few- months he expects to give
ri practical demonstration of the Hying
Capacity of bis Invention.
GOING TO WASHINGTON
Richmond Party to Hear Argument In
Tobnero 'I riiK? t r.n-s To-1 III y.
William II. White, president of the
Ttlehmdh d, Frederlcksburg and Poto
mac Railroad: George W, Stevens.
; resident "f the Chesapeake- and Oh'o
Railway; .Indue JnmC* Keith, presi?
dent of the State Supremo Court of
Appeals; Judge I:. Carter Scott; of (ho
City Circuit Court: Arthur Glasgow,
John Stewart Bryan, J. C. Ilemphlll,
.:?? :!! Ke.rr Branch and Thomas B, Mr
Adams will leave here at s o'clock
?Iii? morning (pt Washington, where
tiny ko to llsfeu to the argument in
Ihe so-1 nih il Tobacco Trust eases in
the United StMes Supreme Court to
day. The party will return to tills city
early to-morrow morning.
CASTOR IA
For Infont? and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Our J (Avoir} of artistic designs
and Inn.- t|ti,-dity will suit every
taste.
SMITH & YVEBSTKR,
(>V- 1 -1 *? s i Main Si reel.
Taxi-Cab Service
k Oitj and Niftltt;
PIIONK
Madison 16 l)aj
Madison -IK Nlftln.
Call for the " m, ,,
RICHMOND TRANS I i R COM PANV.
Tourist Trains Operated This
Year on Schedule Which Will
Help Local' Hotels.
START SOUTHWARD TO-NIGHT
Richmond Sleeper on Coast Line
and Convenient Arrival Hour
on Seaboard Limited.
Tourist trains on the Atlantic Coast
Line antl llio Seaboard Air Lino will
pass through Itlchinond on their llrst
trip to Florida to-night. The inaugu?
ration of this special service for the.
winter months will nut only Sdd
greatly to the railroad facilities In nnd ?
out of this city, but will bring this
year a larger number of tourists, es?
pecially in the spring, when tin- move?
ment begins, from Florida lo tho Bust.
uManagcr Wclslgcr, of the Jefferson
Motel, who has been keeping in close
touch with Cue situation, said yester?
day that already, a number of reser?
vations had been made and that some
of tho most prominent 'people. In the
country would stop over here within
the next few mouths. I
Some time ago at the urgent n
'inest of the Chamber of Commerce, i
the Atlantic Coast Line agreed to
operate what is known us a Kit h- I
mon,i sleeper between this city and I
Florida points. Tho sleeper Is dropped |
oft here by the northbound train be- I
fi.ro daylight, although passengers are
permitted to occupy it until a more
reasonable hour. The Jefferson Hotel
people limned that this schedule would
add in least LT. ner cent, to the tourist
business, while merchants and Jobbers ;
declared that It would bring n larger:
niimbi r of buyers to Klehmoud.
' Ideal Tourist Schedule.
Although the Seaboard Air Line does
llOt operate a local, or I ticlllllolld sleep ? |
Or. the schedule of its northbound
I-hod.la Limited, which will make its
llrst trip through here on Thursday.
Is such that an Ideiil service is pro?
vided for people who desire to stop
over in this city. The Seaboard Lim?
ited will arrive here at 9:36 A. m.
Starting to-night, will arrive at the
Main Street Station at 8:10 o'clock i
dully, except Sunday.
The Atlantic Const Line's Sew York
and Florida si.i.il will arrive here at
i"::w p. m. dally, except Sunday.
Northbound, It will reach ttyrd Street
station dally, except Monday, tit 7:0.">
A. m.
CONTRIBUTE $30-000
First Hnptlst .\'nv? Hits I, 111:'. Active
Members on Church Hull.
Nearly $80.000 during lint past year
was contributed lo the First Baptist
Church, according lo the report oi the
treasurer at the annual meeting held
yesterday afternoon. The actual
amount was $'j0,778.4!i. and of this
$10,993.67 was devoted to current ,-\
ponscK and improvements upon the
church property: Benevolent work ro
reived $18.716.43.
The membership of the First Baptist
has now reached II total of 1,103, 01)0
of the largest congregations in the
city.
JtoAorts also showed that the va?
rious societies of the church during
1010 were active.
A feature of the meeting was tho
iniiual letter of the pastor, llev. t',oo.
\V. McHanlel. P. IX. which will he
printed for distribution union g ike
members.
BIG CROWD COMING
Km i!i i.ad Men to Slop Over Here \fler
Florida Convention.
l.oeai representatives of the Asso?
ciation of Hallway Agents of the
I'nttcd Stales are making preparations
lor the entertainment of delegates to
their annual convention, who will be
In this clly lo spend the day of .Inn
uarv
The convention this year will be
held in Tampa, Flu., and Immeillatoiv
after, nearly nil tho members will
conic to this city in response 10 an
Invitation from the Richmond member
shin nnd the Chamber of Commerce.
The full proa ram has not yet hoch
arranged, but one ,,r the features will
bri a luncheon ill the Jefferson lintel.
There also will be au automobile ride
to various points of the ojly.
The delegation Will OCCllpy two pri?
vate ears from Florida here, ami lifter
spending the day In Richmond, will
go to Washington, where I lie members
will leave for their homes.
\ tiiiiinl Meeting.
The annual meeting of the board
of directors of the Sheltering Arms
Free Hospital will take pluee at noon
to-day. Officers for Hie ensuing term
ulll be elected, while reports of the
work of the past year will be made.
BERNSTEIN HOLDS
THIEF FOR POLICE
(nabbed Negro Wlio Wa? Wait?
ing to Break In, While Wife
Gave Alarm.
SCUFFLED IN DARKNESS
Squad of Officers Rushed to
Sccilc by Signal From Flash
Light Station.
After a scuffle In tlic dark, In which j
jiu-jitsu tactics were used lo subdue i
blm, Isainll Ranks, colored, was caught ;
and held early yesterday morning by
K. N. Hernsteln, of 52S North Tenth|
Street, until the arrival of a squad of I
officers responding lo an emergency!
call. Ml-. Hernsteln then preferred a!
charge of attempted burglary against
the negro, and bo was locked up in the
First Police .Station.
It was shortly after II o'clock that
Mrs. Hernsteln. silling nlono in her
bed-room, thought she heard a sound
ns of some one indvlng lust outside her
window. Sin- waited ami listened in?
tently. Again there was a movement,
ton. ns she anxiously peered through
.flic shutters. Mho was unable to see the
form of a man, though she was sure
that there had been a man at the win.
dow.
Heard Ulm Agnln.
Mr. Bernstein arrived about midnight, i
returning with his wages. They re?
tired to their bed-rootn, and. pouring
: the money out on the table; began
'counting it. Again there was n move.
! mein oil me outside, and Mr. Bern
' stein, quickly opening the door, looked
Olli to see it any one were on the'
outside. Il?j saw no one, but he found I
Olio of the shutters open. Though he J
was not entirely content; he returned to .
the bed-room. Some one then stumbled!
on a cellar trap-door, mid then Mr. j
Hernsteln was quite sure that he was
being writched from the outside, and
that some one was laying plans to
break into his house.
He ran out of the front door. anu.
through tin alley separating his house
from the one next door, ran Into bis
backyard, where lie saw a man peer?
ing through his window, lie called to
tln? negro to hall. Cither the latter
i did not hear the cry or he was too
startled to move.
?'niilil Xol F.Kcnlie.
But Mr. Bernstein was on him In a i
moment, holding him In stich fashion '
that the negro was poworless to move
his arms without being choked by Mr.
Bernstein's left elbow, which was
pressed tightly against his throat.
Hanks was dragged into the house and
Into the hall, where with a quick twist j
of Ills hands. Mr. Bernstein threw h...i '
fare downwards. with his thumbs
pressed into thu negro's throat, sq that
be could neither speak nor move. Then
Mrs. Bernstein summoned help through
the telephone.
The flashlight signal at Seventh and
Broad Streets w as put Into net ion. ami
In a few minutes Sergeant Sherry sum
Policemen Spur, IxtHr, Uowell and
Johnson were on lb.- scene. Mr. Hern?
steln wits relieved of his captive, nnd
the ne^ro w as soon in if" cell. He gave
various addresses and excuses, none of
which was. however, satisfactory.
SENT MONEY BACK
PoittmnvterM There!*; Reminded Thnt
They Didn't Observe Rules.
Quarterly remittances from post of?
fices throughout the Stale to Richmond
last week, and some are slill coming In.
caused a great deal of unnecessary
work to Postmaster Kdenr Allan's
. corps of clerks and heads of depart
I inenl ??
j Many of the third and fourth-clans
1 olliccs. iu'eked away In various parts
of Virginia remitted less than Jin,
which is against the postal regulations,
j In all such cases the money was re
I turned, There were nearly .loa sneli
Some ot the big manilln envelopes
I contained les-; than 15 cents,
I This oversight has caused consider?
able trouble lb the loi-u 1 .dilce in die
j past. Postmaster Allan has never be?
fore ordered the small sums returned,
j but did It in order 10 bring the rule
I on the iiuhjocl vividly before the post
I masters, most of whose business Is 6c
I ciipled in the management ?f cotihlr'j
I stores.
?ICO COUNTY
TO SEE BIG EIGHT
Swarm of Candidates Already i:i
Field, and Others May
Come Out Cater.
Candidates f..i election to ofllcc hi
llenrlco count> arc now coining toirili
: tn large 1111 in 1 ?? f - Tit,.nub It Is yci
ciirlv lor the c.p< ntnc ril the campaign
for the sprint; primaries. Im rely .1 day
[pusses without nn iilinntiuccmcut of
Ills i:Hn?lldn?:> by some eitl/.eii. This
indicates one jif, ilie hottest campaign:*
'tu 11 en rice's hislury, Practically every
I officeholder will have opposition Thun
jfiir there has been no forum I an
I iionueeinent o( 11 candidate against
Sheriff I.. II. Kemp, though several
11.itnes have been Informally mention
! od In political Circles.
Conntv Clerk Samuel P. Waddill will
be omiosed by (larland IV Taxier and
W illi.mi Is. Itlielie.
< 1'. \v. Throckiriorton has announced
I hiiiiKcll for rciioinlnatlon for the
j House of Delegates, but he will have
! to buttle against T. I". DavTc and Lewi*
jo. Williams.
C.nlssloner of Itcventie lleorgo
'Watt is preparing to put tip a vigor
oils campaign, He will be opposed by
.1. A. I.each, C K; Smith mid John
i A ruber.
County Treasurer II C. I lechler will
I lie opposed b. S. .M O itlllllloll and w .
1 It. I'rass-i.
Julian Uunii. Incumbent, and Frank
T. Sutten. Jr. are in the race for Com?
monwealth's Attorney.
So far W. ?'. Sounders, of itrook
land District, is the onl> meiiibcr of
? the Hoard of Supervisor? who lias for
, mail} announce,! his candidacy (or re
[election, It is likely, however, that
imoit of the supervisors will be in the
I tight.
Medical Purlt) Talk T?-.Mght.
Or. Lymnn Hi erbei Sperrj' wiii speak
j to-night on "llUmun Conditions and
I Possibilities." in tho v. M. ??. a itudl
I loritim. Orson and Seventh Streets,
These mcdlcal?purlty talks arc eohr
du. red iiinler the auspices of v. M, C.
a . and are free tn men.
To. iooitow night Hr, Speny will
speak on "Four-Kohr I Its. of 11 Man." Tim
hour for Iba nlirhl i a 11< ? S ?"
Only ? Part of Ryland Hall.
Wrecked by Fire. May He
Restored.
Though ?lofrnlt?? pi.in.?, have pol yet
1.ii .Ii cidci upon. It Ii pro et ion My cor
tain tint oiily :i portion of Richmond
t.'.dieg;c. vi- i-iitlv dnthnged by flrn. will
..? restored, 'l'h. tu.ith eti.1 ?f lh?
Imllil'iiK, known as !t- land Hall, where
llio uvia'.r t loss occurred, probably
w|l| pe torn ilnwn ait sunn us possible
mid mit rebuilt; The public hall, or
chap I. will In- repaired and harrt HS
in? fori-, Tlui college cominlttoe on
grounds and buildings has placed Iii?
I niatter entirely in Ihe itnuds of Prrsrt
I di-nt Route right and Chairman I. .1.
', Montague, of tin- isbinrii'ttue. They
have not yei conferred for the pur
[ pose of lieehllnK on tin- plans;
; Temporary dormitories nnrt elasn
; rooms to supply tlirw. that were In
i rated in I:- land Hull will be rented
. until the hew college, n.-ar Wosthnmp
ton. Im completed.
Mr. Moatwriirht slated hist night that
not an hour of actual college work ha i
been, lost by reason of lot' fire, nor bad
liny of the student* been seriously lo
' eonvenlehced By great . ffo.-t during
I the holidays President llont weight u,
.. c .led In getting the tiecessury room-.
hXuinjture and books for the student;
"Mb:!!* w- re burned out. When college
opened all were comfortably situate l
I ami ready for regular work. Con tri
I buttons for those who stiffi red In |lnj
lire are still coining in. bill rather
! lowlv. About ?600 Is yet needed t..
? i iver the looses of those who actuallv
?.. e(l help.
Put on One of These
$25 or $22.50 Suits of ours
and take it away for
$15.75
Jacobs & Levy
QllMlMl Mm...
TO SELECT DESIGN
FOR BATTLE ABBEY
Jury of Award Will Meet Here
To-Day to Begin Work of
Finding the Best.
AUTHOR'S NAME NOT KNOWN
Contest Will Be Decided With?
out Regard to Reputation
of Architect.
Selection of a design for the Confed?
erate Memorial Institute, or ''Rnttle
Abbey," which 1b soon to ho erected. In
Richmond, to form a perpetual monu?
ment to the, men and tho deeds of the
Southern Confederacy, will lie begun
to-day by the Jury of award. Lieuten?
ant-Governor I. Taylor Kllyson, presi?
dent of the Confederate .Memorial As?
sociation; .lames Kno.X Taylor, super?
vising architect of the Treasury De?
partment, In Washington, and William
Churchill Njoland, of Richmond, form
the Jury. Mr. Taylor, who supervises
tiie erection of all the public buildings
for the government, was appointed by
the president of the American institute
of Architects to lie a member of the
committee. Mr. Xolnnd is known as
the professional adviser for the UattlC
Abbey rnmmlttoe.
The sixty-eight designs submitted I
have been carefully marked |>y .Mayor j
D. r. Richardson with distinguishing
riuml/.-rs, which correspond to numbers
on plain, sealed envelopes, containing j
the lianies and addresses of the compet- .
ing architects. These envelopes will i
remain In tho Mayor's possession.
\nino? Arc I'nlknnvrn.
No member of the Jury of award will j
know the author of any design tn be
examined. Tho plans will be judged
on their merits, ami live will be chosen,!
for lirst. second, third, fourth nnd lifth I
pln.es.
The length of time required by tho|
Jury for the examination and award Is]
problematical, as a great deal of work '
must be if one over. It may. of course, I
happen that some plans so nearly meet i
the approval of the jurymen that a!
choice will be easy and will be reached j
within a short time.
As soon as a decision has been
reached a meeting will be called of
Hie executive committee of the Con?
federate Memorial Association, which
will receive and consider the report or
the Jury. With this committee rests |
the final decision, the Jury Ivlng an
advisory body only. The committee
consists ot Mr. Kllyson. Colonel Robert
White, chairman of the committee;
Colonel Thomas S. Kenan. Judge George
I.. Christian and .1. M. Mickey.
The winner of the first prize will be
the nrchitect of the building, securing
tiie regular professional fees, a prize
of ?t if will be given lo the plan which [
stand-- second in the contest, and one j
of $200 to each of the next three.
THIS TO WN SAW AN1
ANARCHIST ONCE:
He Got Twelve Months in Jail
After Spectacular Trial in
Police Court.
"No pian knows, ids own fortune and ,
blessings until he compares-them with I
those of his fellow man." said a police, |
commissioner yesterday, "and we in
Richmond hardly know what a high
state of law and order the city has de
\ eloped until WO read of atrocities
committed In other cities, as, for lu?
st a nee, the supposed anarchistic plot
uncovered in London, when more than
i';000 police and .soldiers were called
out to kill a couple of human wolves.
NVc.havc never had anything like that
here, nnd I trust Mint we. may never
witness steh a scene.
"It recalls to mind, though, that we
did have a supposed anarchist here
several years ago. He had threatened ',
the life of an Italian because the latter (
refused 10 loin his league, and It was ?
with difficulty that lie was arrested.:
i have forgotten his name, but police j
officers will remember lt. Tito mau was |
tried by Justice Crutehliold, and I have I
never seen u more Ravage looking beast j
than thai man. .lust before sentence.J
was pronounced ho sprang at the chief I
witness against him. and hurled him |
out of tiie chair. It took four men to i
pull him away. lie was sentenced to
twelve months in jail.
"The other man never had a mo?
ment's peace As the end of Um sen?
tence drew near, he became thin and
haggard.
".'When will Im come out'.' When
will lie come out?' he was always ask?
ing. When in,, anarchist had llnlalied
ids sentence police officers were sta- |
Honed mar the home of I ho man who
hud been threatened for several nights.
Hut Hi.- anarchist went nwiiy, and It Is
supposed that he returned tc I'atcrsqn,
1 N. J., whence, ho is said lo have come
to Richmond. We never heard anything j
more of him. Hut he was the nearest
I thing to an anarchist we ever had. Mis
room was found lifforwards tu be full
; of letters written in cipher, but no
1 one . ooid |,e loulid who could (ranslide
I them
Hurl Will Milk llottle.
I CharleS iVilllums. colored, was ar
\ rested yesterday on it charge of as
? tin tilt lug sum Holmes with a Jar and
? a mill, bottle. The latter were smash
COI.. Mil,I, Mill.t.IT TO
KM'IIH RACK t'Olt MM OR
I l.nrkln sklllll telephoned lu from
llrnnei'rnekrr Inst nlglii to sny
; Hun liU I'n. Colonel Hill SUIIlit,
i hnil llniilli decided In run for Mayor
I at It l<.limited mi u platform of
i t-cunning und no-lnvrxtticnfInns, ht?
Iden bring fhnt In ventlKnt Ions
dnu'l tit. nhylinny any good.
Ul*n Itns been under Ihe ivealber
sine,. I,,* g?| hnek." Niild l.nrkln,
j "nnd lie linn not bad lime to pre
i pure hU pin I form. He hopes In
give II lo II,,? prcNM next Mondny.
Vnd vim lake It from nie? If I'n
I runs, people nre going tn say,
?Well ?iirh I, ||fr |? ?|| large
I Hilm,' i'n Mill fraiifHrr from
i Itruln's I'reeluet elllirr In i,re or
i .irllers?,, Ward. IHi. motto vVlll lir
i ?-knur, ii.- |? ?ii,! ?Arr n,e
' Men. ?he'n nlrrndj on II,r Antllut
ll?l of Ihr Munrngelte ciwlh*\
EVERY MAN'S DUTY!
TOENTERPOLITICS
_
Dr. Hatcher Declares That One's
Right of Suffrage Must
He Exercised.
NEED PATRIOTIC REVIVAL
Young Men Urged to Register,
Tay Their Poll Taxes and
Vote for Rest People.
Speaking on tho subject, "Tho
Young Man In Politic*," Rev. S. O.
I In tuber, n. P.. In hin sermcn at Broad
Strr.-t Methodist Church last night,
made a strong plea to all young citi?
zens to exercise their right of sufTrage.
to Inform themselves on public ques?
tions, to reglstur, to pay their poll
taxes and to vote In all elections for
the best man who stood for the beat
principles, lie declared'that there la
need of a revival of patriotism, adding j
that men must not vote, as cattle arc
driven into a pen. There was a very
large congregation of Intensely inter?
ested people.
"You remember on a certain day tn
our Lord's life." said Dr. Hatcher,
"when ills enemies would have entrap?
ped Mini. They came with questions, and
one of these questions was: "Is it law?
ful to give tribute unto Caesar'." Jesus
Perceived their purpose, and asked for
the coin, with the question to them,
'Whose is this image and superscrip?
tion?" They aid unto Ulm. 'Caesar's."
Then our Lord laid down a great prin?
ciple Of far reaching application und
permanent value respecting the rela?
tion or church and state: 'Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesar'?.'
"I want you to take this ns one of
the positive statements of Christ which
makes; |{ morally obligatory on every
man to take an active Interest In the
government under which he lives, by
giving support and encouragement and
honor thereto.
\o Cause for Alarm.
"I realise that there arc a great
many good people who set alarmed
when ,-i subject like the one | am
speaking on Is announced, for fear that
the minister Is going Into politics and
will hurl the church, having in their
minds a definition of politics that Is
erroneous. Politics Is the science of
government, or the administration of
public affairs In the Interest of peace,
prosperity and the safely ot the State.
Taking the above dellnltlon I make
bold to say that every man who has
the right of suffrage Is duty bound to
exercise that right. Tho right is con?
ferred on him. and In the exercise of It
he effects the weal or woe of nil those
classes who arc debarred therefrom.
The laws on our statute hooks and the
offices that administer those law's are
determined by his vote -coin1 laws giv?
ing eqtial rights to all and favoring
the best. Interest of each, with stimulus
and eheouragemenl lo the weakest to
survive. What blessings, and yot they
must come by popular vide.
"Away with that talk that .me often
hears. 'Well, those fellows have got
their bill through or elected their
man.' Why? Because men who call
themselves good citizens fe)t thai tlicy
did riot have tin- time to go to lite
ward meeting or else fell that .cel.
reputation would he jeopardised If ih-iy
took an active part In polities. No
man who bns a voice and does not
exercise ii ought to criticize what has
been done by other?. It matters hot,
how bad It may be.
"Further, it. Is atso the duty of every
one who has the rlthl of suffrage to
Inform himself on pni.lb- questions.
Study carefully the problems that agi?
tate ihe public mind; men ought pot,
to lie voted ,-is cattle are driven intol
pens. Select some leading newspaper,
read the editorials, hear your r?pre.
scntntivca and by every possible innnr.s
get Informed.
Voter Must He Ihr Judge.
"Then the voter ought to put hint
self in Die place of a lodge and he
divorced from partisan views. Do what
is best in the sight of Cod and loan tor
himself and those he represents. Don't
follow your party or clique blindfolded.'
i (pen your eyes: and judge for yourself.
"In conclusion. I suggest that WC
need a revival of patriotism. It |s :,
basic principle for truo citizenship. The
man who has the exalted rights of citi?
zenship and fails to appreciate them,
the man who Keils his suffrage or re?
frains from using ll through mer?
cenary motives, the man unwilling to
sacrifice for his country's honor, be is
the man who Is- ranked low in the scale
of manhood. He is unworthy of the
heritage left him by those who freed
his country and purchased Its liberty
and bequeathed It to him.
"Young men. watch your rights of
suffrage; get registered, keep your
tuxes paid, learn your voting place -
on yon rest the responsibility of mak?
ing Ibis land of ours .lust and beauti?
ful//
Threatened ills Stepmother,
For abusive language and Ihren tell?
ing to kill his stepmother, Edgar
Whitman, about nineteen years old.
was er res ted in llenrlco county yes?
terday by Onicer Tiller. He was ball?
ed in the sum of Sim) with G. i'. Duke
;.s bondsman. He will be tried Tues?
day before Magistrate T. .1. Piirycar.
Hap Ward Comes Back Like the Rest
i Friends, Relatives and Acquaint
; fnces Greet That Eminent
Richmond Actor Man.
I "Hap" Ward got back io his old
j stamping ground last night, to be
greeted by friends, relatives and ac
I ciunlutances. Kvory year he gets the
Ina tue greeting, only this time iL was j
Si lit tin move cordial, for ??llati," wlln i
j is an actor, Is stilt climbing, this tf'pl
hs a suffragette, and the suffragettes,
! according to one of "Hap's" traveling
companions, are just as prominent as
] aviators.
"Things truly bare changed a bit
since I was here before.'' be shld. as
IF YOU WOULD
j think twice thai Rank Account would
I l.c started without tlolay. Wc pay
Per C.'chi. Compound" Interest.
1117 Knst Main Street.
Ihn "nrsi. nlghters" got around htm In
tliu evening. "Why .k of those
Drond Street lights. Tor Instance, Just
to open the conversation, Think of the
tilg population, tho commercial su?
premacy of the (own, the rniirond ana
bnn.ting facilities, the new theatres
that arc In he built?nntl the dear old
llijou. No, 1 don'! think tho women
will ever be elected to the City Coun?
cil, hut I'm glad that .Mayo's Hi].Ige
has been opened to free truffle, Vca,
the election was a Democratic land-,
slide, oh, six or eight cmhs, it's all
the same, so long as we have good hall
in the Virginia League. Yes, yes, pity
about the Ninth District. Oh. 1 don t
know, the high cost of living is not
Oiine as bad as the cost of high living.
No. I haven't yet been up In an aero?
plane. I>r Cook? Well, friends, come
at nie singly."
It was that way for an hour or more
?Map Ward answering a whirlwind of
questions tired at him by men who
wanted to go home and explain to, the
suffragettes thai they were detained Oy
an actor'. Hut Hap it: all right. lie
started In the business for tun, then he
was offere.i such big salaries mat be
couldn't gel away from tho business,
and he Is hack on the Job, feeling line
and tlL
SUITS Which I Phfvl/if. Cl
Sold Up to $28 j
Above sale of our High-Class Suits begins this
morning. All sizes for all shaped men.
Gans-Rady Company
NEW RECORD BY
GROVE AVENUE
Annual Meeting of Baptist Con
grcgation Hears Encouraging
Reports.
R?port? of officers read at the an?
nual meeting of the Grove Avenue
Hapttst Church yesterday afternoon j
Showed that tile rear Just passed had
hecn tho most prosperous In the his?
tory of the church, and that tlie adinln-|
imitation of tho pastor, Rev. XV. C.
James, 1). D., covering three years, had
been by far the most successful. The J
membership or th" church Is now larg?
er than it ever has been, and all debts
hayo been paid, leaving n substantial
surplus. Contributions to denomina?
tional Institutions and benevolent
causes have Increased proportionately
with the R-otiernl growth of the church.
The following ollber-i wen- elected:
Deacons II. It. Pollard, T. If. Lib-it.
J. A. Jacobs, Isaac Dlggs, .lohn <;. pew.
P. A. Core. W. J. Ready. lohn II.
Ma tick, John B. Ha r rison, Richard M.
Jones, A. F. Greuth.
Clerk?-J. Aubrey Saunders.
Assistant Clerk?Randolph P. S.nin-|
dors.
Treasurer?IT. R. Pollard. Jr.
Chairman pittance Committee?K.
Prank Woodall.
Treasurer of Poor Fund?A. P.
Croat h.
Auditor ? II. K, Loving.
Supervisor Committees?S p. Pad?
gett.
Conunif.ee on Premises?T. II. F.l
iutt; C. ' >. Savllle. Dr. I. M. WilltHold.
Ciiiilrmnn of Ushers?XV. J. Crump.
Curat".r of Organ--Dr. .1. M. Whtt
ileli).
Chairman "f Music Committee?Wil?
liam P. West.
Mi.ro Member* Thnn I'.vcr llefore.
Tho report of tiie clerk shows that
the present membership is CK I, repre?
senting n gain of .':.'; over hist year,;
and the largest number ever on the roll
or the church. Tiie treasurer reported'
receipts for the year of $7,7S9.KI, with
expenses amounting to 17,610.31, The!
Woman's Missionary Society raised.
1195,17: tho Junior Voting Woman's
Association; $67,0$: the Sunbeam Hand,
15?7?, and the Ladles' All Society,
J70I.S9. The committee on chitreh
debt reported the liquidation of the!
debt, amounting to $K>!>00. with a bal?
ance of JK12, which w-iv applied to tin
new annex. The Sunday school silpei -
Intendnnt presented an' act Ivo roll or
f.:t". which raised during the year
sr.*:.:--'.
Since 11r. James waS called to the
Church thrre years Ug.? a back deb!
on etirretil expenses of J'l.toc hau been
paid offjj JS.000 has b. en contributed
to Richmond College; J-.r.OO to tho
Theological Seminary, nt Louisville,
while .ill other benevolences were In?
creased and all current expenses
promptly met. Tiie Increase in mem?
bership for the three years tins
amounted to ISO. Or. James has also
emphasized the development of out
members, and now from !>n to 90 per
eent. of the congregation Is contribut?
ing to the church expenses.
With the beginning of the Southern
Baptist Convention ''nr. May l, the
1 church will abolish the plan of annual
offerings for denomlnnt-'bnal enter?
prises, and will substitute weekly con?
tributions, to bo handled by a special
. ..nun it tee, styled the committee on
benevolences.
\. XV. r. A. Hlilerlnlnmrnl Tn-Mghl.
To e. |.dirate lite opening of the v. "li?
ters term of the educational depart?
ment! there will be an ontertnlnmont
to-night at the Voting Womait'" Chris?
tian Association Home. The program,
Which will begin at * o'clock, will In?
clude recitations and music.
Through error it was announced yes?
terday mornlnc that this would ink.
PISCO 'Wednesday night.
Still Alarum of ITre.
Two still alarms of tire w ere turned
In yesterday morning?one a) t o'clock
and the other at 7:B3?but neither
caused appreciable damage. The nrs.t
was at ld|.-wood Park. where il
was soon extinguished, r.nd the second
was at Marshall and Denny Streets,
which wan extinguished in nine min?
utes.
WANTS TO IMF. IIKC.V1SF.
wipn "nippun sjiiipp"
! r Special to The Times-Dispatch. I
Norfolk. \'a., January R.?Declaring
; he no longer cared lo live because his
; wife "dipped spun"," \V. S. Cope |?
hight attempted to end his life with a
bullet from a .KC-callbre revolver. Th.<
s lirif went wild and crashed through
i he coiling of his room.
??f lost my nerve.'" Pope told Police?
man F.lllott who arrested Mm. Pope
;s the father of six children but ac
eordlnc lo Ills wife lie has done H'ttltj
In Iho. way <>f providing n living for
them. Mrs. Pope says she was obliged
10 go to work in a mill in order that
her children might have food and
clothing. The family was without
wood or coal to-day. When Pope,was
arrested $;.f>n ami a gold watch woi
found on 'him. He told his wife a few
minutes before he attempted SUlCldi
that he did not have enough money
"in buy wood for the kitchen stove.
DR. MACLACHUN
AGAIN ELECTED
Seventh Street Christian Will
Build Auditorium to Meet
Growing Demands.
rians for tho erection of an audi?
torium on adjoining property acquired
some time ago by the Seventh V- rcefc
Christian church aro rapidly maturing.
The committee In charge of this made
an encouraging report at tho annual
business mi" ting of the church yester?
day afternoon.
Because ?r the growth of this con?
gregation, which now has n member?
ship of 7;'.0, cramped condition", espe?
cially in the Sunday rchool. hnvo d< -
Velopcd, tuiii the auditorium la for tho
purpose of relieving this congestion,
it will also,be for the use of the Boys.'
Brigade, recently organized, ami for
all meetings trAii the attendance n
large.
About 300 members were. present
yesterday, and heard Interesting re?
ports from the various church commit?
tees. In the matter of liiiane.es, good
growth during the past twelve months
has loon made.
Officer*] l'.leeleil.
All of the former olllcers were re
eleclcd. They are as follows:
Minister?11. I?. C. Maclaehlan.
Oftlclal Board Bldcrs, c. W, Throclt
mbrton, I, T. Webster, O. A. Hawkins.
Beacons, T. M. Hundley, chairman: J.
T. lobsbn, O. B. Pcaselcy, F. A. simi>
snn. .1 ? arter Whit". Wnlter 1". Green;
Hoben M. Kent. Albert W. Ilankln?.
w. <;. MnUry, Joseph r. White. Waller
Holla.lay. T. Oarnctt Tabb, c B. Onr
nctt, Or. I". I,. Cdsteiib'ader. Joseph WJ
Hundley, It. Tyler Ihigllsh. II. L.
Clathrlght, .lohn C. N'eale, Henry ' ?. El
iett c. i> McEwen, J. T. Wright.
Clerk ? Walter F. Green.
Treasurer?Waller llolladay.
Belief Committee?W. I. Sydhor,
chairman.
Auditor?I?. W. Durrctt.
Societies.
The Woman's Missionary Soclct> 'C.
w. b. M. Auxiliary')?Mrs. v.'. I.. Syd?
hor, president.
Yountr Ladles' .Missionary Circle -
Mrs. .1. T. Jobson. president;
Lidos Aid Society (divided Into va?
rious circles) ? Mrs. 1.. c. Daniel, presi
Tlic Girls* Clu'i?Mi?i Ile-ter Tabu,
president.
Boys' Brigade?T. w. Duke, comman?
dant; Sheppar.l Crump, drill master;
Wellford Kllyson, captain.
"TRIAL BY JURY"
Barton llrlght? to s?-r lilg Local Pro?
duction on frills) Mght.
For the behellt of epiphany Church,
of BartOtl Heights, an amateur per?
formance w 111 be given neM I'" rid ay
r.lght In the Assembly Hall Trial
by Jury," a dramatic opera, will bu
presented under the direction of It. C.
Siiinsbury.
students of the Conservatory of Mu?
sic will participate In the first part
o| the production.
Those Who " 111 take part In the plaV
will be Charles B. Nunnally, II. I.
Snedker, t; .letei Jones. Miss (trace
Kitswilson. W A. Crei knun.-. Fred A
Jones. William II: Bell. Thomns Arm
Ptrong, J tin tu* Bodd, It. W. Smither. K.
Terrell, T. live. Frank Boekhsui, \. I >.
Wr.-nii. K B. Phillips. Miss Ad? Kiiyk;
Miss lilolse Ooolsby. Miss Mary I. Wil?
liams. Miss Louise Mo..eis. Miss Bessie
Mache. Miss Mildred Clark. Miss Be
becea Clark. Miss Louise Seay. Mrs.
? Mis m Mooern, Mrs. C It. Kuyk. Mrs.
It. c. Paliisbnry, Mrs w Baton. Mi's.
Howard Wllltlock, Mrs. H. M Walla...
MI-.s Grnee Chnmberltn. Miss ICxlc
OWen Miss Josephine Bsiclle, Miss
Irene i num. Miss Bessie Hughes, Miss
Grace iiereman, Miss Fnhhlc Murray
and Miss Florence Doughty.
\ IrclnlniiM Itic llotrl?.
Murphy's .lohn F. Ppton. Virginia;
F G. Nowblll, Irvington; A S Dice.
Ilcndsvtllc: II. '?. Nbrris. Jr., Lively:
T .t Downing; Lancaster: l. F. Shep?
herd. Mecklenburg: W. B. Smith, s.jutii
'HUI: II. W. Harber. Staunten: I W
West; Jr.. Wnvorly; J A Benthnll.
Not foil:: It. M. Jefferson. Cbrioe City;
IB. M. K?ster, Chase City; II. B. BU
ehanan. Tnzewell; Mis:-'- Julia and
Hertha Hermann. South Boston.
, Lexington?M. B. Brummer, Dan?
ville; K. K. Crook. Arvonla; D. J.
Aleych. Danville: II. c. Gregory, Dan
Vllle: Mrs N. A. Lewis, f'aiiville; T. A.
II. i,i. y. King v. Illlnm.
Stumpf w W, Dolman. Norfolk; C.
W Brecdlove. Norfolk: A. G. Pnlmore,
powhutnn: Ii. M. Bennett, Jr.. cha.-e
, city.
Tu llenr liilienhnek Case To-Dny.
Oh the charge of attempting to kill
Miss f-Mllh May CummlligS. Step
daughier of 'Soiilre Burnley, of the
flickerst iff Bead. Ileiirlco county. Ju?
lius Khenliuok will in- tried this morn?
ing before Magistrate T. .1 Puryeai
Kirk Matthews will represent the pros?
ecution, while I., ii. VYcndonberg will
appear for ICbenhuek.
yee t/;?tf/oi/r
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